Schumacher slammed for crazy move on Barrichello

Michael Schumacher’s disappointing comeback hit a new low in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix when he squeezed former Ferrari team-mate Rubens Barrichello up against a concrete wall at nearly 200mph.

The German was defending tenth position when he veered his Mercedes towards the Brazilian on the start-finish straight, forcing Barrichello onto the grass and within inches of the pit wall.

Luckily, the duo didn’t make contact and Barrichello managed to pull off the move to score the final point, but the Williams driver was understandably unimpressed by Schumacher’s tactics.

“If he wants to go to heaven before me he can. I don’t want to go there yet,” seethed Barrichello. “I like a fair battle, but I don’t think that was a fair battle. It was a go-kart manoeuvre.”

Schumacher, though, remained unrepentant. “We know certain drivers have certain views, and then there's Rubens. As far as I was concerned there was enough room for him to get through. But it's clear I wanted to make life for him as difficult as possible.”

The stewards saw it differently and handed the seven-time world champion a 10-place grid penalty for the next race in Belgium.

If he wants to go to heaven before me he can. I don’t want to go there yet